The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-09-30
THE ANARCHISTS.


General Roger A. Pryor Retained to Assist
I'm Presenting The Case of the Con-
demned Chicago Anarchists to the United
States Supreme COurt-Mrs. Parsons Ar
rested.
CHICAGO. Sept. 24-GeneraI Roger A.
Pryor was quoted in yesterdays dis
patches as saying that he was undecided
just what form Of appeal he would take
in the Anarchists case, but that he should
attack the constitutionality of the Illinois
law regarding the construction Of the
Jury. ''This law has been in operation
since 1874, . said General Pryor, "and has
not yet been passed 1pOn by the Supreme
Court"
81 have nothing to say about the mat
ter" Mr.. Grinneu replied with his usual
urbanity to a reporter, who ventured to
ask him what he thought of General Pry-
or's views on the jury law. 81 have
already said that the Anarchist case can
not be carried into the United States Su-
preme Court on any pretext whatever"
"The constitutions ty Of the law has
never been called in question be-
FORE" said Judge Jameson. ''I
have not read the full report of
Anarchist case. 1t may be that exceptions
were taken during the trial before Judge
Gary on this point. If such exceptions
were taken the Supreme Court certainly
acted upon them. If no such exception
was taken during the trial the point can
not now be raised, as the United States
Supreme Court will only consider such
points as were raised during the trial Of
the case. The act itself is the law
under which all our juries were
drawn, and if at some future time 1t
should prove unconstitutional it would, OF
course, have a very widespread influence
upon Illinois courts in general. 1t is GER
tainly a vital point"
Melville W. Fuller said that it was i'm
possible to tell from the dispatch exactly
what defense General Pryor would make.
He had looked up the laws of 1874 and
could find nothing to base an opinion on.
Lucy Parsons, the wife of the condemned
Anarchist, was arrested yesterday after
noon for violating the city ordinance
against distributing hand-bilIs on the
streets. She was requested by an officer
to desist but refused, replying that she
was amenable to the laws. A great
crowd followed the policeman and his
prisoner to the station. There she offered
her circulars to every one, not excepting
Captain O'DonneIl. Continuing to refuse
to stop distributing the circulars, she was
locked up. The penalty for her offense is
a fine of not less than five dollars, nor
more than fifteen dollars. The circulars
were copies of Parsons address to the
public, published in Thursdays papers.
GENERAL PRYOR CONFIDENT.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Captain Black,
who arrived from Chicago Thursday
night, was at the office of General Roger
A. Pryor at eleven O'Clock yesterday
morning to present the case of the con-
demned Anarchists with the end in view
of carrying the case to the United States
Supreme Court. General Pryor said
that he would not commit himself to
tho management of the case, at least until
he was made thoroughly acquainted with
it. The consultation lasted until fifteen
minutes to two O'Clock. When Captain
Black came out from the lawyers sane
tum his face was wreathed in smiles. He
would only say, however: 81 have won
General Pryor over, having explained
every thing to his satisfaction and con-
vinced him of the business Of our side"
General Pryor said: 81 am convinced
that the points taken by General Black
are excellent, and that an application for
a writ of error will be granted. 1 do not
see how the application can be refused,
and we shall not lose moment in carry
ing the case to Washington. l say 'we.'
for 1 am now connected with the
case. I am confident that shall
obtain the writ in time to prevent the ex-
ecution of the condemned men. In my
Judgment, formed from Captain Blacks
notes, the records show so many errors
that no great exertion will be necessary
for us TO win. The unexpected may hap.
pen, of course, but have no fear"
MRS. PARSONS RELEASED ON BAIL.
CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-Mrs. A. r. Parsons,
the wife of the condemned Anarchist, who
was arrested yesterday afternoon for circu
lating he husbands ''appeal to the Ameri
can people," was released from durance
vile after detention of about an hour,
business manager Bielefield of the ATbeiter
ZeitUng giving security for her appear
ance to-day for trial Mrs. Parsons says
she believes she has a right to do all she
can to help her husband when he is con-
demned to death.